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Crown prince
Crown prince: title of the heir to a monarchical throne; female form crown princess. Native variants include Kronprins, Walī al-ʻAhd, Pengiran Muda Mahkota, and Luxembourg's hereditary grand duke; selection may be fixed by primogeniture law or by statute, as in Saudi Arabia's Succession Commission Law.
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (ولي العهد), the designated heir to the Saudi throne under Basic Law Article 5(b) and the Allegiance Council system; current holder Mohammed bin Salman, appointed June 2017, first grandson of founder Abdulaziz to hold the title.
Duke of Rothesay
Duke of Rothesay, Scottish title of the heir apparent to the British throne, first conferred on David Stewart by Robert III in 1398, restricted by the 1469 Act, held since 2022 by Prince William and used instead of Prince of Wales in Scotland.
Heir apparent
Heir apparent: the person first in line to inherit or succeed whose position cannot be displaced by later births, unlike an heir presumptive; covers estate law, royal succession, titles, and primogeniture reforms.
Order of succession
Order of succession: the fixed sequence of heirs to a throne or office. Covers primogeniture types (male-preference, agnatic/Salic, absolute), elective monarchy, tanistry, evidence that primogeniture reduced depositions among 961 European monarchs, and UK, Japanese, and Liechtenstein succession law.